Lyon will travel to Southwestern France to play Bordeaux for their 17th Ligue 1 game of the season.
Venue: Matmut Atlantique
Key Statistics
Bordeaux have won just two Ligue 1 matches this season (D7, L7).
They have the worst defence in the league this season having conceded 37 goals.
15 of those goals have come at home while they have discord just 11 goals at home this season (24 total).
Lyon have scored and conceded the same number of goals in the league this season – 23.
They have kept just one clean sheet away from home in their last seven competitive games.
The visitors have scored in each of their last 18 games.
Head to head
In the 77 matches played between the two sides, Lyon have 28 wins while Bordeaux have 23 wins. There have been 26 draws between them.
Latest Performances in all competitions
Bordeaux: L-L-D-L-W
Lyon: L-W-W-L-W
Bordeaux
Struggling Bordeaux welcome Lyon to the Matmut Atlantique looking for their first win in four games.
The hosts have lost three of their last four league games by an aggregate scoreline of 10-5. They were beaten 5-2 by Strasbourg in their last game, their seventh loss of the season.
The result kept them pinned in the relegation playoff spot, just one point above the relegation spot.
Despite changing managers in the summer, Bordeaux’s fortunes have not improved. By bringing in former Switzerland manager Vladimir Petkovic, the hosts were expecting to improve on their 12th place finish of last season.
But things have gone from good to bad this season and Bordeaux come into this game with the worst defensive record for any of the teams in Europe’s top five leagues.
With one win from their home games this season, things are looking really bad for Petkovic’s side.
Possible Bordeaux starting line-up
Benoit Costil; Timothee Pembele, Mexer, Stian Rode Gregersen, Gideon Mensah; Javairo Dilrosun, Otavio, Jean Onana, Alberth Elis; Yacine Adli, Hwang Ui-Jo.
Injured: Paul Baysse
Doubtful: Abdel Medioub, Laurent Koscielny
Suspended: None
Lyon
After losing 2-1 to Reims on Wednesday, Lyon will look to return to winning ways this Sunday against Bordeaux. The game, which was played behind closed doors due to fan trouble in recent fixtures, saw Peter Bosz taste his first home loss as Lyon boss.
The visitors opened the scoring early in the second half before Lyon equalised through Karl Toko Ekambi. But Hugo Ekitike struck a 93rd-minute winner for Reims to snatch all three points for the visitors and condemn the hosts to their sixth Ligue 1 loss of the season.
They come into this tie sitting in 10th place, six points behind Rennes in third place.
Bosz’s side will be desperate to pick up a win here to keep themselves within the top five places. However, they must drastically improve on their away form which has seen them lose four times in seven away trips (W2, D1). That record is in sharp contrast to last season, where Lyon finished the season 17 games unbeaten on their Ligue 1 travels, winning a staggering 11 of those fixtures.
Possible Lyon starting line-up
Anthony Lopes; Malo Gusto, Jason Denayer, Jerome Boateng, Emerson Palmieri; Maxence Caqueret, Bruno Guimaraes; Lucas Paqueta, Houssem Aouar, Karl Toko Ekambi; Moussa Dembele.
Injured: None
Doubtful: Sinaly Diomande, Leo Dubois, Lenny Pintor, Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Suspended: Tino Kadewere
Prediction
Bordeaux 1-3 Lyon
